Communication devices, systems, and methods
OwnerKendrick Lo, Gregory Dominic Ponesseinventors
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for enabling voice communications between a plurality of mobile device users are disclosed. At least one embodiment described herein is directed to a method of establishing a short-range wireless connection for voice communications between multiple mobile devices, where the method comprises detecting one or more second mobile devices within a short-range wireless communication range of a first mobile device, and for each of at least one of the one or more second mobile devices establishing the short-range wireless connection between the first and second mobile devices, where the connection is established automatically in response to the detecting.
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A method of establishing a short-range wireless connection for voice communications between wireless audio devices coupled to each of a plurality of mobile devices, the method performed by at least one processor of a first mobile device, wherein the method comprises:
- detecting one or more closest second mobile devices within a short-range wireless communication range of the first mobile device;
- and
- for each of at least one of the one or more closest second mobile devices:
- establishing, in accordance with a short-range wireless standard, the short-range wireless connection for voice communications between a first wireless audio device communicatively coupled to the first mobile device and a second wireless audio device communicatively coupled to the second mobile device;
- wherein the establishing the short-range wireless connection for voice communications between the first wireless audio device and the second wireless audio device is performed automatically in response to the detecting the one or more closest second mobile devices within the short-range wireless communication range of the first mobile device.
A first mobile device for establishing a short-range wireless connection for voice communications between a first wireless audio device coupled to the first mobile device and a second wireless audio device coupled to each of one or more second mobile devices, the first mobile device comprising:
- at least one processor;
- at least one memory;
- and
- at least one short-range wireless communication subsystem;
- wherein the first mobile device is communicatively couplable to the first wireless audio device;
- and
- wherein the at least one memory comprises instructions which, upon execution by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform a method of establishing a short-range wireless connection for voice communications, wherein the method comprises:
- detecting one or more closest second mobile devices within a short-range wireless communication range of the first mobile device;
- and
- for each of at least one of the one or more closest second mobile devices:
- establishing, in accordance with a short-range wireless standard, the short-range wireless connection for voice communications between the first wireless audio device communicatively coupled to the first mobile device and the second wireless audio device communicatively coupled to the second mobile device;
- wherein the establishing the short-range wireless connection for voice communications between the first wireless audio device and the second wireless audio device is performed automatically in response to the detecting the one or more closest second mobile devices within the short-range wireless communication range of the first mobile device.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, upon execution by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method of establishing a short-range wireless connection for voice communications between wireless audio devices coupled to each of a plurality of mobile devices, wherein the method comprises:
- detecting one or more closest second mobile devices within a short-range wireless communication range of the first mobile device;
- and
- for each of at least one of the one or more closest second mobile devices:
- establishing, in accordance with a short-range wireless standard, the short-range wireless connection for voice communications between a first wireless audio device communicatively coupled to the first mobile device and a second wireless audio device communicatively coupled to the second mobile device;
- wherein the establishing the short-range wireless connection for voice communications between the first wireless audio device and the second wireless audio device is performed automatically in response to the detecting the one or more closest second mobile devices within the short-range wireless communication range of the first mobile device.
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